Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month- Artist Miguel Luciano

I would like to celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting Latinos Artist living in the United
States. My first artist was my mentor while in Graduate School, Miguel Luciano.

Artist statement: My work
addresses playful and painful exchanges between Puerto Rico and the United
States- questioning a colonial relationship that exists to the present and
problematizing the space between the two cultures. I am interested in examining
how colonial subordination is extended through globalization as communities
have shifted gears from a production based society to one that is grounded in
consumption. Exploring different mediums, from painting and drawing to
interactive sculpture and public art; community interaction and accessibility
have always played an important role in my work. From cereal boxes and children’s
books, to vintage product labels and historic publications, my work draws upon
a range of visual references, often recognizing popular, religious, commercial
and consumer iconography into fluctuating new hierarchies – creating meaning
anew from site a of resistance.

Miguel Luciano was born in San
Juan, Puerto Rico in 1972. He received
his BFA from the New World School of Arts, in Miami, FL and an MFA from the University of Florida at
Gainsville, FL. His work has been exhibited internationally: